KEPPRA Reviews (LEVETIRACETAM)Average Rating: 2.7 (198 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KEPPRA with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KEPPRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
5 | pain | none whats so ever | F | 61 | 1000mg 2X day | 9/4/2011 | 5 | Pain and mini seizures | no side effects works great and hope it continues | F | 63 | 1000mg 2X day | 2/17/2014 | 4 | Seizures following cranitomy (AVM) | F | 51 | 1000 1X day | 3/14/2011 History | 3 | my son has seizures. he takes it | he was very tired, and very moody!! and later he was falling a lot. which is one of the side effects from the medicine!! | I did not like this medicine at all. he fell all the time, i know he was young, but it was a constant thing, after they switched his medicine he stopped falling. he was also sooooo cranky!!!!! and it didnt help much with his seizures (he was 2 at the time he was on this medicine) | M | 2 | 6ml 2X day | 5/29/2011 | 1 | epilepsy /brain tumours removed | Horrendous! Lamotrogine working well but Keppra added to help further. Dreadful, angry, depressed, aggressive, wanting to drink alcohol, suicidal, unreasonable, considered self harm. Poor balance, cried a lot. I did not recognise myself and neither did my family. Normally, friendly and good tempered.Laughing a lot! Behaved well through all surgery etc and not one to make a fuss - positive thinking is the best way. KEPPRA was a nightmare. GP had not prescribed - the hospital controlled medication for epilepsy etc. They were excellent at all times - but when the effects were seen, they immediately said Keppra - slowly come off. I have now down to 500mg am and 500mg pm and hugely better. No longer depressed angry or suicidal but I am cross that such a drug can be given with no warning of the possible side effects. My General Practitioner who had known me for years - did not see these side effects and recommended me to a psychiatrist!! Fortunately, the consultants took over and n | Panic attacks for 6 years - diagnosed eventually as epilepsy 2 brain tumours. Removed through superb surgery and care. Some remaining epilepsy hence drugs to control Resulting in being given Keppra. | F | 65 | 2000mg 2X day | 1/4/2011 | 1 | TBI at 3 years old | F | 33 | 500 mgs 1X day | 2/2/2011 History | 5 | FOR SEIZURE | NONE | F | 16 | 2 times | 6/16/2009 | 4 | Grand mal seizures | More talkative, but that could be reaction from stopping 45 years of dilantin | Only taken it 2 weeks so far. No problems | F | 75 | 0 days | 7/13/2017 | 5 | Epilepsy | I take mine at night they can make me sleepy. So I take them before I go to bed. This med needs to be taken at the same time everyday and never forgotten. My blood level is Therapudic. The only way it will work is to take it at the same time everyday. KEPPRA is a strong working med. Ask your Dr about Keppra! | F | 52 | 1 days 3000 mg | 10/31/2014 | 1 | possible seizure | extreme sleepiness, irritability, loss of balance, nausea | I took only one dose, it's been 24 hours since and I'm still feeling somewhat hungover: Physically exhausted. This stuff is garbage and I refuse to take any more of it. | F | 59 | 1 days 500 mg 2X day | 8/20/2012 | 4 | Seizures due to ADEM | The worst one is dissiness. I'd like to know when my body will get used to it. Bumped up from 750 due to major seizures in one night. | This medication works very well for me | F | 50 | 2 days 1000 | 3/7/2017 | 4 | Seizures | Weight gain | F | 36 | 2 days 1500 | 8/2/2015 | 2 | seizures | I was told my attitude changed, memory loss,I can't sleep, constant arguments with people. I was taking 6000mg a day. | M | 34 | 2 days 6000 mg | 10/14/2012 | 1 | Epilepsy | Severe mood swings! | My mother had her first (and only seizure to my knowledge) 3 days ago and turned blue. After 2 nights in the hospital, they sent her home on this drug and has not been the same since. When someone used to say Kep-Rage, I'd sympathize, but never knew the extent of what they were describing. My mom, generally a positive and humorous person, has been a completely different person since coming home on the drug. She is screaming at my father and I for little reason and staring off into space the next moment. I'm not saying this drug is bad for everyone, but please make sure you're with the person taking it for the first few days to ensure it is not causing an adverse effect. The Neurologist said that on older people, ESPECIALLY, it can cause very poor effects. I'm hoping she returns back to her old self. | F | 69 | 2 days | 10/20/2015 | 5 | nerve pain | none | really none | F | 59 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 4/7/2010 | 2 | Seizures | After 2 doses, KEPPRA turned me into a MONSTER! I had extreme unexplainable rages, anger, and mood swing and eventually ended up with suicidal thought and that when I call it quit (3 days) | Love that it is somewhat safe for Breastfeeding and I heard that if KEPPRA XR works better than generic. My second AED, LAMICTAL gave me even worse side-effects so I might just go back to KEPPRA and try the brand name instead of generic. | F | 37 | 3 days 250mg 2X day | 7/31/2012 | 1 | Stress induced/non specific seizure | Kepp-Rage. Complete Sedation. Anxiety. | I developed this seizure disorder after my divorce at age 37. Absolutely horrible medication. When I returned to my doctor, rather than inform me that the rage/irritability was due to keppra, I was given a refill of an anti depressant I'd not needed in over a year. (I have PTSD, anxiety disorder and depression from a serious accident that I am trying to control without meds.) A pharmacy student enlightened me as to rage being the chief complaint of keppra users. It took exactly 7 hours for me to turn into a complete monster. My better half simply breathing made me want to tear his head off. A regular customer of mine lost her father due to the side effects of Keppra. His fits of rage put him in a care facility, where he died 16 hours later of a stress related massive coronary. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG - IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR SANITY. | F | 53 | 3 days 2X day | 1/6/2015 | 1 | Seizures- MS | Hallucinations- the walls were changing colors; this was described as it was happening in the presence of the prescribing neurologist while in the hospital | Caused heart palpitations, raising of BP; multiple panic attacks. Although was Dx'd with MS in '05, these we're my first seizures. This is the worst drug! I was switched to Vimpat, which still had horrible side effects. I have concerns now that these medications caused permanent damage (anxiety, forgetfulness, increased/worsened ADHD symptoms, memory loss). | F | 45 | 3 days 1X day | 10/25/2015 | 1 | Stroke induced seizure | Rage. I screamed at my wife and our toddler. I called them names I would never have said before. I snapped at my boss, my sons teacher, and flipped out on my mom. For stupid things. I asked my wife for pen and paper, she handed them to me “wrong” and I threw them at her. I couldn’t figure out my phone so I threw it across the room. My son was singing and I swore at him. I would never recommended this medication to anyone. I’d rather suffer through seizures then tear my family apart the way I did. | M | 36 | 3 days 1000mg/day | 2/12/2020 | 1 | Focal seizures | Horrible rage and moodiness. Could not function at all, absolutely psychotic. | Be very careful when starting this drug. | F | 29 | 4 days 250 1X day | 9/23/2020 |
KEPPRA (LEVETIRACETAM): Levetiracetam is used with other medications to treat seizures (epilepsy). It belongs to a class of drugs known as anticonvulsants. Levetiracetam may decrease the number of seizures you have. FDA Approval Date: 1999-11-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)